appropriation

noun

/əˌprəʊpriˈeɪʃn/

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[uncountable, singular] (formal or law) the act of taking something that belongs to somebody else, especially without permission
- dishonest appropriation of property
- The film company sued them over their appropriation of a cartoon character.
compare misappropriation see also cultural appropriationTopics Crime and punishmentc2
[uncountable, singular] (formal) the act of keeping or saving money for a particular purpose
- a meeting to discuss the appropriation of funds
[countable] (formal) a sum of money to be used for a particular purpose, especially by a government or company
- an appropriation of £20 000 for payment of debts

Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin appropriatio(n-), from appropriare ‘make one's own’, from ad- ‘to’ + proprius ‘own, proper’.

单词	appropriation
释义	appropriation noun /əˌprəʊpriˈeɪʃn/ /əˌprəʊpriˈeɪʃn/ jump to other results [uncountable, singular] (formal or law) the act of taking something that belongs to somebody else, especially without permission dishonest appropriation of property The film company sued them over their appropriation of a cartoon character. compare misappropriation see also cultural appropriationTopics Crime and punishmentc2 [uncountable, singular] (formal) the act of keeping or saving money for a particular purpose a meeting to discuss the appropriation of funds [countable] (formal) a sum of money to be used for a particular purpose, especially by a government or company an appropriation of £20 000 for payment of debts Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin appropriatio(n-), from appropriare ‘make one's own’, from ad- ‘to’ + proprius ‘own, proper’.
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